9 states asked by Centre to implement Forest Rights Act

Q.  How many states have been asked by the centre to expeditiously implement the Forest Rights Act which recognizes the rights of scheduled tribes living in the forests for generations?
- Published on 20 Jun 15

a. Nine
b. Fifteen
c. Five
d. Twenty

ANSWER: Nine
 
Tribal affairs secretary Arun Jha has written to the chief secretaries of Bihar, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand to implement the act immediately. The move comes in the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi directing the Ministry to implement the Act in a campaign mode and give land rights to tribals over the next two months. The Act is aimed at ensuring that forest-dwellers, including Scheduled Tribes, get their rights over forest land and non-timber forest produce.

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